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story name= Vengeance on Varos | | story name= Vengeance on Varos | | ||
image=[[Image:Vengeance on Varos.jpg|250px]] | | image=[[Image:Vengeance on Varos.jpg|250px]] | | ||
series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[TV stories|TV Stories]] | | series=[[Doctor Who]] -<br/>[[TV stories|TV Stories]] | | ||
number= 139 | | number= [[Season 22]]| | ||
story number=139| | |||
doctor=[[Sixth Doctor]] | | doctor=[[Sixth Doctor]] | | ||
companions= [[Perpugilliam Brown | Peri]]| | companions= [[Perpugilliam Brown | Peri]]| | ||
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==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
=== | ===Part 1=== | ||
[[Image:varos_ep1.JPG|150px|thumb|right|[[Sil]] abuses the system]]On [[Varos]], a planet in the constellation of [[Cetes]], the public torture of the rebel [[Jondar]] is taking place and being broadcast throughout the planet. [[Varosian]]s [[Arak]] and [[Etta]] watch the proceedings from their room. Arak complains that they never show anything new to watch. In addition to the lack of new programming, the two must also deal with food rationing. And that night will be a punch-in vote ordered by the [[Varosian Governor|Governor]], and voting is mandatory. | [[Image:varos_ep1.JPG|150px|thumb|right|[[Sil]] abuses the system]]On [[Varos]], a planet in the constellation of [[Cetes]], the public torture of the rebel [[Jondar]] is taking place and being broadcast throughout the planet. [[Varosian]]s [[Arak]] and [[Etta]] watch the proceedings from their room. Arak complains that they never show anything new to watch. In addition to the lack of new programming, the two must also deal with food rationing. And that night will be a punch-in vote ordered by the [[Varosian Governor|Governor]], and voting is mandatory. | ||
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The Doctor, Peri, Jondar, and Areta continue on through the Punishment Dome, attempting to make their way back to the TARDIS. But during a run-in with another group of guards, the Doctor is separated from the others who are arrested. He enters a corridor that appears psychologically as a desert. And with all of Varos watching, the Doctor succumbs to the heat and collapses with his end as a close-up. | The Doctor, Peri, Jondar, and Areta continue on through the Punishment Dome, attempting to make their way back to the TARDIS. But during a run-in with another group of guards, the Doctor is separated from the others who are arrested. He enters a corridor that appears psychologically as a desert. And with all of Varos watching, the Doctor succumbs to the heat and collapses with his end as a close-up. | ||
=== | ===Part 2=== | ||
[[Image:varos_ep2.JPG|150px|thumb|left|Peri transforms]]During the ordeal, Peri has been brought to the control center in the company of the Governor, Sil and the other officers. They question her as she watches them bring the Doctor’s body to an acid bath for disposal. It is also revealed that he is not dead, but his mind was influenced to make him believe he was dying of thirst in a desert. The Doctor suddenly stands up and walks over to the two attendants while their backs were turned. The surprise causes the first attendant to jump, pushing the second into the bath. A struggle ensues and the attendant is then pulled into the acid bath by the second who reaches up and grabs him. The Doctor strolls out with a morbid quip. | [[Image:varos_ep2.JPG|150px|thumb|left|Peri transforms]]During the ordeal, Peri has been brought to the control center in the company of the Governor, Sil and the other officers. They question her as she watches them bring the Doctor’s body to an acid bath for disposal. It is also revealed that he is not dead, but his mind was influenced to make him believe he was dying of thirst in a desert. The Doctor suddenly stands up and walks over to the two attendants while their backs were turned. The surprise causes the first attendant to jump, pushing the second into the bath. A struggle ensues and the attendant is then pulled into the acid bath by the second who reaches up and grabs him. The Doctor strolls out with a morbid quip. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
''to | *[[Varos]] is a former prison planet for the criminally insane, ostensibly ruled by the descendants of the officers. Despite the poverty of the populace, it has been politically stable for over 200 years. | ||
*Varos' [[zeiton-7]] is bought at a ludicrously low price by the exploitative [[Galatron Mining Corporation]]. | |||
*Galatron negotiators, such as Sil from the planet [[Thoros Beta]], exploit the ongoing political vacuum caused by the succession of Governors who are appointed and eventually killed. | |||
*Galatron's chief rivals are [[Amorb]]. | |||
*Varos property is owned or policed by a body known as [[Comtech]]. | |||
===[[:Category:TARDIS|TARDISes]]=== | |||
*The Doctor has been conducting some [[the Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] repairs, although this has led to three electrical fires, a total blackout, and a near collision with a storm of [[asteroid]]s. | |||
*The TARDIS' latest fault occurs when the [[transitional element]]s stop generating 'orbital energy', leaving the TARDIS midway between [[Cetes]] and [[Scalpor]]. | |||
*The Doctor says [[Zeiton 7]] is needed to repair the transpower system. | |||
*Peri finds a huge [[Type 40]] [[TARDIS manual]] in a workshop. She suggests that the fault might be the [[comparator]]. | |||
==Story Notes== | ==Story Notes== | ||
*This story had working titles of; '''Domain''', '''Planet Of Fear'''. | |||
*This was one of the stories cited by critics who complained the series had become too dark and violent. | *This was one of the stories cited by critics who complained the series had become too dark and violent. | ||
*This story like many of the [[Season 22]] was produced in 45 minute episodes, however when sold to other countries such as Australia and America the episodes were edited into 4 25-minute episodes. | *This story like many of the [[Season 22]] was produced in 45 minute episodes, however when sold to other countries such as Australia and America the episodes were edited into 4 25-minute episodes. | ||
*Public torture and execution as entertainment go back as far the Romans. The idea of television and manipulation of the media to control the masses has been used in many works of dystopian science fiction. | |||
===Ratings=== | ===Ratings=== | ||
*Episode 1 - 7. | *Episode 1 - 7.2 million viewers | ||
*Episode 2 - 7. | *Episode 2 - 7.0 million viewers | ||
===Myths and rumours=== | ===Myths and rumours=== | ||
*The original title of this story was "[[Song Of The Space Whale]]." ("Song" was in fact a completely different story by [[Pat Mills]] which was rejected in favor of this one.) | *The original title of this story was "[[Song Of The Space Whale]]." ("Song" was in fact a completely different story by [[Pat Mills]] which was rejected in favor of this one.) | ||
*A controversy persists regarding the scene where the two guards fall into the [[acid]] pit, as it looks as if | *A controversy persists regarding the scene where the two guards fall into the [[acid]] pit, as it looks as if the Doctor has pushed them in. A still on the [http://www.shillpages.com/dw/story/d6/st--6v21.jpg Doctor Who Image Archive website] seems to confirm that they do in fact fall in accidentally. | ||
=== | ===Filming Locations=== | ||
*[[BBC Television Centre]] ([[List of stories recorded at BBC Television Centre|TC6]]), Shepherd's Bush, [[London]] | |||
===Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors=== | ===Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors=== | ||
'' | *The cuffs lock around the Governor's wrists at different moments in the first two votes that we see. | ||
*How can the TARDIS so suddenly run out of something so vital? | |||
*Why are the cannibals wearing nappies? | |||
*Both the desert and the water are illusions, but the desert parches whereas the water doesn't quench. | |||
==Continuity== | ==Continuity== | ||
*[[ | *Sil returns in [[DW]]: ''[[Mindwarp]]'' (part of ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]'') and [[TME]]: ''[[Mission to Magnus]]''. | ||
*Residual effects of her experiences on [[Varos]] cause [[Peri]] to once again assume birdlike features in [[MA]]: ''[[State of Change]]''. | |||
*Residual effects of her experiences on [[Varos]] cause [[Peri]] to once again assume birdlike features in | *The [[Sixth Doctor]] novel [[MA]]: ''[[Time of Your Life]]'', the [[Seventh Doctor]] story [[DW]]: ''[[The Happiness Patrol]]'', and the [[Ninth Doctor]] story, [[DW]]: ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'' all have themes and motifs very similar to those used in this story. | ||
==DVD, Video, and Other Releases== | ==DVD, Video, and Other Releases== | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/vengeancevaros/ BBC '''Vengeance on Varos''' | *[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/episodeguide/vengeancevaros/ BBC Episode Guide for '''Vengeance on Varos'''] | ||
*[http://www.gallifreyone.com/episode.php?id=6v '''Vengeance on Varos''' | *[http://www.gallifreyone.com/episode.php?id=6v Outpost Gallifrey Episode Guide: '''Vengeance on Varos'''] | ||
*[http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_6v.htm '''Vengeance on Varos''' | *[http://www.drwhoguide.com/who_6v.htm Doctor Who Reference Guide: Detailed Synopsis - '''Vengeance on Varos'''] | ||
*[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/6v.html A Brief History of Time (Travel) | *[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/serials/6v.html A Brief History of Time (Travel): '''Vengeance on Varos'''] | ||
*[http://www.purpleville.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/rtwebsite/varos.htm The Doctor Who Restoration Team's '''Vengeance on Varos''' page] | *[http://www.purpleville.pwp.blueyonder.co.uk/rtwebsite/varos.htm The Doctor Who Restoration Team's '''Vengeance on Varos''' page] | ||
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